Published 17:29 IST, May 7th 2020

Tyson Fury calls Anthony Joshua a 'cuddly baby', claims Deontay Wilder is more dangerous

Current WBC heavyweight champion of the world Tyson Fury labelled Anthony Joshua a 'big cuddly baby', and claimed Deontay Wilder is a superior boxer than Joshua

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Tyson Fury unleashed utter dominance in his last performance against Deontay Wilder as he went on to claim WBC Heavyweight title on February 22. It appeared to be business as usual for Fury since he dictated fight from first round and kcked Deontay Wilder down thrice, before kcking him out in round seven. While Deontay Wilder is expected to get ar shot at Tyson Fury, WBA (super), WBO, IBO, and IBF Heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua sent waves of excitement in  boxing community by declaring that he wants to step up against Tyson Fury in order to unify World Heavyweight titles next. When asked about it, WBC champion Tyson Fury made a huge statement and claimed that Deontay Wilder is way more dangerous than Anthony Joshua.

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Fury vs Joshua: Tyson Fury claims Deontay Wilder to be more dangerous than Anthony Joshua

Tyson Fury, Deontay Wilder, and Anthony Joshua were labelled as ‘Three Big Undefeated’ men of modern-day boxing until Joshua and Wilder tasted first defeats of ir professional boxing career. w, with recent shuffling of heavyweight titles, Tyson Fury is expected to face both Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder in near future. However, when asked to analyse his contemporaries, Tyson Fury claimed that Deontay Wilder is more dangerous than WBO heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua.

While Tyson Fury has never competed against Anthony Joshua in a professional boxing contest, undefeated Briton claimed that Anthony Joshua is a ‘big cuddly baby’ while considering Deontay Wilder to be a superior boxer. Though, Anthony Joshua boats an impressive record of 23 wins (22 kckouts) and 1 loss, undefeated Tyson Fury does t see him as a threat.

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Fury vs Wilder 3: Update

As per reports, Fury vs Wilder 3 has been finalised and heavyweight stars will officially run it back for final time inside  ring. Initially, it was reported that Wilder vs Fury 3 is going to be held in July. However, re has been update regarding date since  outbreak of COVID-19.

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17:29 IST, May 7th 2020